The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) can hear the bail plea of any “child” accused even if the child was now a major. The court ruled that if the accused was a child at the time of arrest then he has full right to be tried by the JJB on bail issues.
In a June 2018 shootout case at Jamia Nagar, the Principal magistrate of Juvenile board, Delhi vide order dated 01.07.2020 has granted bail to the accused in an attempt to murder case.